BELOIT - St. Norbert College dropped both ends of a Midwest Conference North Division doubleheader to Beloit College by scores of 8-7 and 9-2 at The Ballpark at Strong Stadium.
The Green Knights held a 7-2 lead in the eighth inning of the opener, but the Buccaneers rallied with four runs in the eighth inning and two runs in the ninth inning to eke out the win despite St. Norbert outhitting Beloit 15-7. St. Norbert stranded 13 runners in the game.
St. Norbert took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on RBI singles from
Sebastien Dubois and
Isaac Gerhardt. The Buccaneers got a pair of runs back in the fifth inning but St. Norbert answered with two in the sixth inning on a
Myles Cruz two-run single. St. Norbert added to its lead in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk by
Jack Maastricht. Dubois had a two-run double in the eighth inning to push St. Norbert ahead 7-2.
Caden Uhlenbrauck was 3-for-6 to lead the Green Knights. Dubois was 2-for-3 with three runs batted in, while Maastricht was 2-for-4.
Lucas Reynolds and
Nick Volz was both 2-for-5.
Simon Stewart took the loss in relief.
In the nightcap, St. Norbert took an early 1-0 lead after Volz's sacrifice fly brought home Reynolds. Beloit got a run in the bototm of the first and then took control with four in the second. The Buccaneers scored again in the fourth before St. Norbert got a run in the sixth on a
Trevor Cornell RBI double. Beloit scored one in the sixth and two in the eighth to round out the scoring.
Reynolds was 2-for-4 for the only multi-hit game for the Green Knights.
Mason Sefcik started and took the loss for St. Norbert.
